New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-14
HUNDREDS WELCOMED AT THE COLLEGE.

THE GUESTS AND ALUMNI VISIT THE BUILDING IN
TIE EVENING.
All the college buildings brilliantly iumined
in tho evening when the president, trustees and
faculty gave a reception 10 the alumni and invited
guests long gently sioping walk had been erected,
conducting the guests to the entrance 10 the Library
building, and by the side OF which some irrcverent
graduates had posted notice stating that the walk
was the Miners Toboggan Slide" The guests were
first .hown into the School of Mines, where some
were interested in examining the machinery and
forpes others in looking the collections oil minerals
and still others at the drawings aud photographs.
From the School OF Mines tbey were ushercd into the
hail OF the Library, where they were presented by
William s. Sloan and George g. Do Witt jr. TO Pres
ident Barnard Mrs. Barnard, Miss Barnard, Professor
Drsler and Miss Drsier alter which they either lis
tened to the orchestra looked at the flags and
banners with which the walls were decorated, and
which represented Coumbia's victories over Yale,
Princeton and Harvard, and also trophies won in
ressttas on the Harlem and Passaic divers. One
hand silk banner which attn acted much
recorded last Saturdays victory Tor Columbia over
Prin and the ColItg OF tie City OF York in
the intercollegiate tug-oi-war ut tho 9TH Regiment
ArmOry
On the curtain was pinned a notice stating that
Columbia had just beaten the New-York nine at base
ball at Polo Grounds with score OF 10 o. and as
each Columbia passed II smile was sure to steal
over his face In the recitation rooms OF the La W
School the seats had removed and an orchestra
PLAYED lively airs while Young ooiesLns danced with
Professor Drisers iecture-room In Hamilton TALL re-
freshnents were !, and the remaining
bril- liantly lightet and opened Tor inspection.
All the rooms OF all the college buildings wore
filed with people at the time, and ss fast ono
party went Out another came in, consequently II was
abe gue ts we're Major General W. r. Snernlun Presi,
dent McCosh. OF Princeton; President Timothy
ID wight OF Yale President Merrill Il Gates. OF kut
gers; ex-Presdent A. ID. White, School Comm ssioner
Wood, william L. Dodge. Miss Grace II. Dodge, Con
eral Wilson, Miss Wilson, Bishop ". j. Boone Pro-
lessor Helen A. Shsier. Professor Hardness. Mr. and
A. A,as AVnuI .l.nn L.
Sir and Mics Van Wrinkle, Dr. and Mrs. Peck, Pro-
lessor Peck, Miss Peck, Mira Bo5 ert Mr. and Mrs.
Weeks, Thomas Christie, Mr.. and Miss Dean, Mr.. and
lessor Ogden Rood Professor Young, Professor Good
rich the Rev. DR.. khoades, the Rev. Dr. Taylor the
Rev. Dr. and Ms. DTfG MT; and ID. Mrs w Conkling'
Floyd. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson, the kcv. DIR.
Philip Schan. Brother Gustn, Brother Anthony Judge
Lawrence Judge PEABODY the M ,v Dr. a Mn Mrs Ds
Dr. Stoddard, DIR. Townsend, DR.. and Mrs. pomfret
Mrs. and Miss Bennett Horac. Barnard. Miss
pOnue Dr. Charles bG Bsrh The rada ssay pa
the college also were present
President Barnf I'd sent the following telegram 10
the alumni in Chicago in response to one received In
Columbia sends cordial greetings to hcr sons in
Chicago on this auspicIous cay"
The students will celebrate on their own account To-
night Oh the college campus with bonfire, music
fire works and 0 torohligbt parade They Will appear
in white gowns and tail hats, and the whole ceiebra
ZION will take the nature OF an old-time triumph
Ihe git Of $lU0,0U0 that Columbia has received
through Rabbi Gotthe TOR the endowment of He
brew pr0fessor-bip to which President Barnard re-
ferred an agreeable surprise to the friends OF the
college Few were aware that anything OF the kind
wa. intended and fewer still knew that 1t had been
gveL and accepted. kabbi Gottheii was not ut home
Last vening but his son, DR.. r ). Gotthe. who u
the Lecturer Syrsc languages at the college, said
that be was not liberty to statc the name, o tn.
men who had generously aided The pathological
department Of the college. They were all Jewisl
gentlemen of this CITY. TINS gift he said would place
The department OF Oriental Languages at Columbia OF
plane with that Of Har, ard, ale aud the other gI,a
universities OF the country. Mr.. Seligmans gift to-